News about COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s directive to financial institutions to provide a six-month reprieve on loan instalment payments amid the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The government has identified several places to be temporarily used as isolation and quarantine centres should the number of COVID-19 cases exceed the current bed capacity at the 34 designated hospitals nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Property managers are calling for clearer guidelines to be drafted by the government and relevant authorities on how property managers should conduct their duties during periods of crisis such as the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced another 172 new confirmed COVID-19 infections as of noon today, bringing the total number of cases to 1,796.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in an announcement today said the movement control order (MCO) was being extended to April 14 to curb COVID-19 spread.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced another death from COVID-19 today that was reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC), bringing the death toll in Malaysia to 17.

PETALING JAYA (March 25): Real estate agents and negotiators are facing challenges working from home during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period being enforced to stem the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA (March 25): With many people are facing difficulties trying to get face masks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a group of kind people who are risking their health to give out free face masks at a petrol station in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, reported China Press.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Assuming the movement control order (MCO) is extended for another two weeks to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia's real gross domestic product (GDP) may shrink by about 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Malaysia’s medical frontliners have been going all out to take care of patients infected by the COVID-19 for many days now.